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Some of you are just too well educated! Yes it is indeed the Turbinia, the brainchild of Charles Parsons and scourge of the navy at the Spithead review in 1897. I must confess that until I came across it I thought it had been scrapped years ago. So pleased to see it intact, if not afloat.

What and where?

I cannot remember the name of the vessel it came from, it was a HMS something and is out of a pinnace. Wonderful word that eh? 'Pinnace' has a nice ring about it to my ears. Dont know what one is by definition, but I bet it was good The observant ones will have noticed the screw at the rear, rather than the bucket at the front It is on loan to the steam museum at Markham Grange in Yorkshire. Most of the content are mill engines but there is a sprinkling of marine ones too. Including one half of a naval paddle tug, the other half is in another museum somewhere I think. Bit careless that. They fire up every first Sunday of the month, fuel supply permitting. Next time I'm over there I will take a pic of the 'details' board and post it in this thread, for those who are interested in such things.

Self declared lack of expertise at identifying most armour, maybe some of you lot might want to hazard a guess at the identities of them. Very bleary I know, but they might have enough detail to be identifyable. Warcop Ranges. Then again, one or two might remember shooting them up?

If the place name Bernay Cedex, at the bottom of the ad, is where it is; then this is on the E402 between Rouen and Alencon. Maybe 50 or so miles inland from Caen? But then again my reading of French isnt as good as my geography

When the diesel marine has broken - fit one of these?

Saw this. What have you got or seen?

One assumes the running repairs were planned, being as he had a mate alongside to take the pic.

In the best traditions of Health and Safety at Work

OK I'll stand risking being flamed for this, but going on the chance that not many people will have seen or heard of this arrangment before. Certainly amongst my quite extensive collection of Dodge pics its the first I've seen. So what I'm getting at is it is a slim chance that anyone is going to have the right measurements, and in the same vein no-one is going to be able to say that you might have the wrong sizes! So make them up. Get some bits of thick card and strips of wood and a few lengths of gaffer tape and knock up a few mock ups and tape them in the correct place. Stand back so that you are in the 'same location' as the camera that took the pic and judge by Mark1 eyeball which looks correct. The distances can be worked out by the obvious reference points such as how far it needs to stick out to be seen and does it need to 'fall' within the step of the truck to avoid being swiped off etc. Judge the proportions from reference to the size of other known items on the vehicle i.e. mirror head and stem and so on. Further reference to similar known mechanisms on British vehicles will fill in the details about the 'mechanics' of it, if you dont know these already. Without the unlikely event of a set of original drawings turning up its going to be as near as dammit

On the radio this morning I heard a man from the BAA justify the need for it by saying it was needed for 'if you wanted to fly to LA to attend the Golden Globes Award'. (or words very much to that effect) Somehow I think that was not the best reason he should have chosen to quote. However, it probably was the deepest most meaningful he could find. Glad I live Oop North.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Scarborough_Coronia-2.html Having Googled it, it seems it was not under the name Coronia at the time of Dunkirk. See the above link.

Good point - I'm off with the saw tonight!

If anyone wants a ride on a Dunkirk ship just go to Scarborough. The Coronia which operates pleasure rides out of there carries a plaque recording its part. Went on it load of times as a kid and only in later years recognised its significance.

Sea Vixen in the late '60s, but although it is a good story I dont think even at this late date I ought to put it on here

A J Stevens is more usually known as 'AJS'. From the date of 1914 it indicates it is from the very early days of the A J Stevens company, as it was only founded by that name in 1912. My very slight knowledge of the firms bikes ring a bell with a Model D, V twin and I know they won some of the TT places in 1914 with a 'sports' model of 2.75 horsepower. The box could be off either, although someone with a deeper knowledge of the marque would probably know straight out which it was.

Thanks for that Simon. I travel to Dewsbury on a fairly regular basis so I shall sound them out to see what they can do.

Yes but it is what appears to be in a very rough (read lace curtains) state and I am not sure if the yard owner would part with it! He would probably say 'he was going to do it up'. As he has (not) done with the numerous other rusting lumps in the yard. As his old fella did (not)before him . The pic doesnt show it but I seem to remember a small tree growing up through it.

Whereabouts for the stamping? I'm sure there is nothing else on the head but the block I am still giving the once over. Never know, might be some pattern to this.

Maybe not quite what you wanted to see but I'm told this is/was one.

Thanks for the input fellas! What you have collectively suggested fits the bill. Got to admit I hadn't come across that technique before but it explains everything. I shall investigate further as to where to cut some suitable access. Thanks again.

I thought I would have known an obvious answer to this, ie 'welded'; but I've just obtained an old spare tank for my MW which is full of crud. To make it servicable I was considering cutting the end off, getting the inside bead blasted and then welding the end back on. Pretty straightforward I thought. However upon looking at the end, which is recessed in slightly, it does not appear to be an obvious weld joining the pieces together. Not gas, not electric nor some version of spot welding I'm not familiar with. Just a damn good fit. Removing the paint on a section hasn't made it any more obvious. Anyone know if these are soldered together, as this seems the only obvious method which wouldnt leave a trace of 'heated' metal? I would have thought brazing would have introduced too much heat and deformed the parts too much. So before I start cutting, anyone know if this might this unsolder?

Yes, I remember talking to the owner about this at the time but cannot remember the detail at all of what he told me I have no idea of the origin of the chassis and body or why he built it as a r/h outfit. Although I would speculate that it was to do with doing miles safely on UK roads. Certainly it is not a 'pukka' US WW2 restoration for that very reason, but it gives a good impression of what a military r/h chair might have looked like. Found this other outfit in the corner of another pic. this one is in the Malta museum. cannot recall the make and wouldnt like to commit myself based on the visible info.

Seen a few years back. Also know I have seen an original pic in a period magazine of a whole parade of British sidecar outfits. This will probably take a year or two to track down leafing through the pile, once I find the right pile!

[quote name=antarmike;115774 Note three runway airfield?? ' date=' lying just ahead of the photo-plane's spinner. (any suggestions welcomed) I see what you mean about the 3 runway pattern. Adjacent to the runways it does seem though that there are some very mature trees and substantial buildings a bit too close for comfort? Maybe the pattern is just a coincidence in this instance? The 'runway' running across the centre also appears to continue and become a road off to the left. Were unusable decoy airfields laid out? Maybe this is the remains of one of them? Certainly the trees look too well established to have grown in the period after the construction of airfields of this pattern, given the photo was taken in 1950.